Sale of wrap dresses

Salimata

Bobo-dioulasso, Burkina Faso

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Salimata

Member since

November 2013

On-time repayments

23 installments  •  52%

About Me

Hello, my name is Mrs. Traoré, born Ouattara Salimata. I found Zidisha microfinance thanks to the AMES 10 association of which I am a member. It is a real pleasure to come and ask for financial support with the goal of growing my business. I finished secondary school and am a native of the city of Sya, also known as Bobo Dioulasso. Right now I am owner of an intercity betting booth. I have delegated the management of the booth to two young women who regularly make sales. In addition to this, I have a stall that sells traditional wrap dresses (pagnes) towards the heart of the large market in Bobo Dioulasso and for this reason, I would like to benefit from your support.

My Business

My business involves buying dresses in Mali or in Lomé, Togo, and then reselling them in the Bobo Dioulasso central market. There is a saying: “When we want to, we can,” and this is what gives me the courage and the will to reach my goals, which include supporting my needs and the needs of my family. I buy the wraps wholesale and have them delivered to Bobo Dioulasso thanks to a partnership with businesses in Mali and Togo that I was able to create. Thanks to this clothing business, I was able to achieve many things, for example paying for travel, so that I can help my husband equally with family responsibilities. I love this business, as proven by the fact that I have been doing this for 12 years. I cannot close without thanking the whole Zidisha team as well as all the lenders, who never stop giving a ray of hope to all who wish to grow their enterprises. Thank you.

Loan Proposal

Hello, my name is Madame Traoré, born Ouattara Salimata. I found Zidisha microfinance thanks to the association AMES 10 of which I am a member. It is a pleasure for me to ask a second time for financial support to expand my business. This business consists of buying wrap dresses in Mali or Lomé, Togo, that I resell in the central market of Bobo Dioulasso. There is a saying: “When we want to, we can,” and this is what gives me the courage and the will to reach my goals, which include supporting my needs and the needs of my family. I buy the wraps wholesale and have them delivered to Bobo Dioulasso thanks to a partnership with businesses in Mali and Togo that I was able to create. Thanks to this clothing business, I was able to achieve many things, for example paying for travel, so that I can help my husband equally with family responsibilities. I love this business, as proven by the fact that I have been doing this for 12 years. I cannot close without thanking the whole Zidisha team as well as all the lenders, who never stop giving a ray of hope to all who wish to grow their enterprises. Thank you.

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About Me

Bonjour a vous, je suis Madane Traoré neé Ouattara Salimata , J'ai decouvert micro finance Zidisha grâce a l'association AMES 10 dont je suis une membre. C'est pour moi un réel plaisir de venir vers vous pour solliciter un accompagnement financier dans l'objectif de faire agrandir mon commerce . J'ai un niveau d'etude secondaire et je suis natif de la ville de Sya qui est Bobo Dioulasso. Je suis en ce moment propritaire de kiosque de pari mutuelle urbain dont j'ai confié la gestion a deux jeune filles qui me font regulierèment le point des ventes, En plus de ça j'ai un hangar de pagne situé dans l'enceite du grand marché de Bobo Dioulasso et cest d'ailleurs pour cette raison que je voudrais beneficier de votre accompagnement .

My Business

Mon activité consiste a payer les pagnes au Mali ou a Lomé au Togo que je revend par la suite au marché central de Bobo Dioulasso. Un adage qui dit : "quand on veut on peut", et c'est ce qui me donne le courage et la determination pour atteindre mes objectifs qui sont entre autres subvenir a mes besoins et a celui de ma famille. Je paye ces pagnes a prix d'engros et livre a Bobo Dioulasso grace a un partenariat que j'ai pu noué depuis le Mali et le Togo. Grace a ce commerce de pagnes j'ai pu realisés beaucoup de chose comme par exemple payer un moyen de deplacement et il m'arrive d'assister egalement mon mari dans les taches familiales. J'aime cette actvite et pour preuve cela fait plus de 12 ans que je suis du domaine. Je ne pourrais vous quité sur ces lignes sans remercie toute lequipe Zidisha ainsi que tout les préteurs qui ne cesse de donner une lueure d'espoir a tout ce qui souhaite agrandir les activité. Merci

Loan Proposal

Bonjour a vous, je suis Madane Traoré née Ouattara Salimata , J'ai decouvert micro finance Zidisha grâce a l'association AMES 10 dont je suis une membre.
C'est pour moi un réel plaisir de venir vers vous pour la deuxième fois solliciter un accompagnement financier dans l'objectif de faire agrandir mon commerce. Mon activité consiste a payer les pagnes au Mali ou a Lomé au Togo que je revend par la suite au marché central de Bobo Dioulasso. Un adage qui dit : "quand on veut on peut", et c'est ce qui me donne le courage et la determination pour atteindre mes objectifs qui sont entre autres subvenir a mes besoins et a celui de ma famille. Je paye ces pagnes a prix d'engros et livre a Bobo Dioulasso grace a un partenariat que j'ai pu noué depuis le Mali et le Togo. Grace a ce commerce de pagnes j'ai pu realisés beaucoup de chose comme par exemple payer un moyen de deplacement et il m'arrive d'assister egalement mon mari dans les taches familiales. J'aime cette activité et pour preuve cela fait plus de 12 ans que je suis du domaine. Je ne pourrais vous quitté sur ces lignes sans remercie toute lequipe Zidisha ainsi que tout les préteurs qui ne cesse de donner une lueure d'espoir a tout ce qui souhaite agrandir leur activité. Merci

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$152.00

Date disbursed

Mar 14, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

KirstenShute

Montreal, Canada

Alexandra

Vancouver, Canada

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

K

Kristell

Middelburg, Netherlands

J

JeffH

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

WhyPeace

United States

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  • Salimata    May 17, 2015

    Thank you honourable lenders to give me the opportunity to make a change on this repayment schedule. I had some health concerns, which is why I was a bit late. I apologise to you for this inconvenience and will soon be up to date. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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  • trincowski    Mar 26, 2015

    Hello Salimata!

    We understand... but you should contact Zidisha and ask for a change to the payment plan, or else your record at Zidisha will be ruined...

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  • Salimata    Feb 21, 2015

    Thank you for the trust you put in me. Right now, my business is slowing down due to the uncertainty of the moment. With continued prayer, I hope that things will get back into order. Thank you for your understanding.

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  • Salimata    Nov 19, 2014

    Hello dear lenders,
    With your permission, I am making a change to my repayment calendar since I just returned from a trip and it wasn't until today, November 19, that I could start selling my merchandise again. I promise that this new schedule won't drag on, since I have large orders of wraps in the next weeks. I promise to be quick in catching up to my repayments. Thank you.

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  • Elisabeth    Aug 28, 2014

    Merci chers preteurs, visiter mon profil

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  • Salimata    Aug 27, 2014

    Thank you to you all, I am overwhelmed to see is how you give a great interest in my business. Thank you from the heart.

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  • Naomi Wangui    Aug 25, 2014

    Please lenders kindly look on my profile too. www.zidisha.org/microfinanc...

    Thank you

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  • evinpa    Aug 24, 2014

    Hello Salimata,

    I found your profile because of the wonderful photos from your shop. The fabrics look so beautiful. If you didn't live so far away I would stop into your shop to say hello and see everything in person.

    Best wishes in raising the funds for your loan.

    Evelyn

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    • Salimata    Aug 27, 2014

      Thank you Evelyn
      for your good will and wish that one day you will come to Burkina and you can visit my shop located in the central market of Bobo Dioulasso.

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      • evinpa    Aug 27, 2014

        You're welcome. Africa is so far away from where I live, but I always see many beautiful photos from the countries there, especially of art and nature.

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  • Kinya    Aug 23, 2014

    Hi, nice staff... wish you luck, hope the lenders will have a view at my profile after funding yours...

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  • Naomi Wangui    Aug 23, 2014

    Dear lenders,

    I cant stop letting you know that the job you are doing is so great,i kindly ask you to look on my page too and be able to read my story and my loan proposal

    Thank you

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  • Salimata    Aug 22, 2014

    I want to thank you all for the first loan, it is a great honour for me to ask for your support so that my business can prosper. Here are a couple of photos that I wanted to share with you. As always, thank you!

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    • CMK71    Aug 22, 2014

      Cher Salimata,
      Un grand merci pour vos photos. Les tissus de vos pagnes sont vraiment belles. Meilleurs voeux pour votre succès!
      Christy Kotowski

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      • Salimata    Aug 23, 2014

        Thank you CMK71. It goes straight to my heart. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the lenders who are supporting me.

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